Nuggets Along the Trail: 6-18-11 Dead Chicken Toss

Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

Sunday, June 19, 2011

6-18-11 Dead Chicken Toss

After the kids took off legs and wing tips (I helped with this too), Dad would hose them out and toss them into the pool. I was so impressed because he did pretty many of them, and he never missed!!!!

Can you find the chicken in the air?

(3 different tosses)

Burst series #1 - - - thar she goes - - -

#2 - - -Jewel makes a run for it - - -

…#3 - - - and escapes the splash!

I cropped them for their expressions. Precious!

Dirty jeans!!

And then the good times rolled while Josh carried chickens to us so we could cut them into pieces and skin them. He was hilarious, and he had the kids in stitches!!

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Jewel was a great help too.

Everybody works.

…this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. II Thessalonians 3:10

Our wonderful Dad.

DONE!

1 comment:

The WhitakersJune 21, 2011 at 10:52 AM
I LOVE the expression on Josh's happy little face! You know he is thinking my dad is sooo coool!!! :)
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Mom-isms

When you've got a lot of irons in the fire, sometimes you're gonna get burnt.
Much gain comes to him who hustles while waiting.
Good intentions produce little.
Efficiency is utilizing effective but careful shortcuts for the sole purpose of making more time for the next productive pursuit or service to others.
Laziness is utilizing shortcuts, careful and effective or not, for the sole purpose of making more time for the next selfish or nonproductive pursuit or activity.
Never try to multi-task while giving haircuts.
Carelessness hurts.
I've never met a mess that can't be cleaned up.
God made dirt not to hurt.
When you go on a walk, take gloves and a bag for trash.
Shortcuts usually aren't.
A job done right has been done twice.
When sick children are almost better, we always regret taking them anywhere.
When sick children are almost better, we are always glad we kept them home.